Manufacturing Method for Joining Elastic Materials

A company seeks methods of joining identical elastic materials. The current method is to use adhesives to bond the elastic components physically, but adhesives lack the strength of a chemical bond or weld. A method of joining or bonding natural or synthetic rubber in a way that can withstand a 25- pound tensile load is desirable. The bonded joint must retain the same cross-sectional area as the two components prior to joining. The bond joining the faces must be unaffected by moisture, temperature, and chemicals, and it must be able to withstand 500 cycles at 300% elongation.

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